Add an AD LDS Group to the Directory

Updated: August 8, 2008

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

In addition to the four role-based groups that are provided by default in each directory partition in the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) (Administrators, Instances, Readers, and Users), you can add your own groups. You can add both AD LDS users and Windows users to the AD LDS groups that you create.

Membership in the Administrators group of the AD LDS instance is the minimum required to complete this procedure. By default, the security principal that you specify as the AD LDS administrator during AD LDS setup becomes a member of the Administrators group in the configuration partition..